Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15149, Ezekiel Goff, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Goff, Ezekiel
S 15149
Carded
CONTENTS

8625 8393 New York
Ezekiel Goff of Salina in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Tylr of the Reg t commanded by Genl. Paton in the Cont t . time for 14 m s  018 ds
Continental * Conn.
Records corrected Feb 1, 1907 J.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 47 Dollars 94 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Oct r . 1855 - and Rev Mr G. Patten Salina
Arrears to the 4th of Oct r 55 $95.88 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th of 55 23.97 $119.85
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. B. Stiles Clerk Book 10 , Vol. 4 , Page 20

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
State of New York } } ss
County of Onondaga } On this 30th day of July 1832, personally appeared at his own house, before me George Pettit, a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County, Ezekiel Goff, a resident in the Town of Salina in said County, & unable from bodily infirmity to appear in open Court, aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, by & before the said Judge according to Law, doth, on his Oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated - That he first entered the service in the month of April 1776 under Captain Abraham Tyler, Lieutenant Timothy Percival & Ensign Aaron Hale, that he enlisted into their Company of State troops of the State of Connecticut, in the Town of Chatham in the County of Hartford, for the term of seven Months, & was mustered in the same Town of Chatham where he was then a resident, and was marched from that place to New London, State aforesaid, thence to Stonington, thence back to New London, thence by the way of Providence in Rhode Island, to Boston in Massachusetts, where we joined Col. Litchman's Regiment of New London aforesaid, belonging to General Jedediah Huntington's Brigade, that he remained at Boston in the service during the said term of seven months which expired the latter part of November of the same year, but remained on that station at the special request of the said Officers until the 18th day of December next following on which day he was discharged making about Eight months service - That his duty during said period was chiefly laboring on breastworks, digging trenches for the same, and doing regular duty on guard &c. That General Washington was then in person

and that he recollects seeing General Putnam while at Boston -- That afterwards in the month of April or May 1777 he was drafted and stood as a minute man from that time till after the Battle of Long Island and the retreat from thence, which, according to his best recollection was as much as two years and probably more -- that within eight or ten days after said draft, he was called out under Capt. Daniel Bruneau, to go to New London, & after remaining there about two weeks, the Enemy Ships disappeared & then he returned home to Chatham -- that about the first of June of the year 1777 the Company was again called to go to Horse-neck in New York, when he joined it, and was marched to that place, under Capt John Smith of Haddam in Connecticut, & remained there two months, & did Garrison duty, that there were other Companies stationed along the coast, but no other Company at Horse-neck -- that he was was discharged for a short time at Horse-neck, about the first of August 1777 -- that in the ensuing month of September the whole Regiment was called under Col Talcott, of Middlesex Conn, to march to Redhook in New York, & that he then joined his company under Capt Daniel Bruneau, & took up his march for Redhook, but Serjeant Jonathan Clarke being taken sick after three or four days march, he was left behind to take care of him, & remained with him about a fortnight, till the alarm was over and the Regiment returned, when he also returned home -- that when the alarm was at Guilford the Regiment was again called to go there and he joined it & marched to that place, & was absent at that time about two weeks -- that in the beginning of June 1779 Orders came for the Regiment to go to New York, which marched from Chatham, & went aboard a vessel in Connecticut River, under Command of Col Talcott, that the company was again commanded by Capt Daniel Bruneau which he again joined, in June as aforesaid, & sailed with the Regiment to New York, & was stationed there about four or five weeks, & till the troops went over to Long Island, that he was in that battle, & was brought back in the night of the third day, to New York, & went from there to Kingsbridge & was put in

care of fifteen sick soldiers, & after a few days he was furnished with a trap to wrap the brigade with the sick, & was directed to return home, after disposing of them as comfortably as could be, & request their friends to come after them, and that he was out in the service at this call, till some time in September making three months service this term - that he well recollects seeing General Washington on Long Island, & frequently saw General Putnam in New York - & that Wyllys Regiment was there that he has no documentary evidence, & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - and that there is no regular Clergyman at present in the said Town of Tullins, with whom he is acquainted, who can certify as to his age & reputation as a soldier at the revolution, the nearest Clergyman for some years past having recently removed from the said Town. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Witness my hand and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.  Ezekiel his Goff mark  George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts
State of New York } County of Onondaga } ss On this 30th day of July 1832 personally appeared before me George Pettit, a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County, Benjamin Stocking a resident in the Town of Tullins, in said County, aged Sixty three years, who being duly sworn by & before the said Judge, according to Law, doth, on his Oath, depose and say, that he is now & has been well acquainted from his Childhood with Ezekiel Goff the above applicant for a pension, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that he believes him to be Eighty four years of age, that he knew him the said Ezekiel more than Forty years, previous to their removal to this State from the State of Connecticut Eighteen years ago, that he recollects his return from New York as above stated, after the Battle of Long Island, & has also some impression

about his gains, & his own Brother Alner Stocking also going to rendezvous at Chatham, in order to march for Boston as stated above in said Erehil's declaration, that he has always been respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resided in Connecticut, & in this Town, where he now resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, & that he merely believes the same Opinion -
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me. George Pettit Judge of Onondaga Common Pleas
Benjamin Stocking
State of New York County of Onondaga
ss. On this 30th day of July 1832 personally appeared before George Pettit, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County, Samuel Ellis & Enos Whitney being Residents of the Town of Fabius in said County who being respectively duly sworn by & before the said Judge according to Law, doth on their Oaths respectively, depose and say that they are now, & have been for more than twelve years in this Town, well acquainted with Erehil Goff who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eightyfour years of age, that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me. George Pettit Judge of Onondaga Common Pleas
Samuel Ellis Enos Whitney

13-149 Eugene Hoff
8625
Beckie Galt
Adm.
5:16 PM 1852 3 Sep 26 Nov
George Pettit Tahiti
(NY)
Page 95.

BRIEF in the case of  Isaac Galt  of  Isaac  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes  3. How old is he? Eighty four or 85  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 apl about 8 As a Gen. Abm. Tyler, Cpt.   drafted 1777. apl to May (2 weeks) Capt. D. Brumard   June 2 Capt. J. Smith   Sept. (2 weeks) Col. Tabor, Cpt. Brumard.   1779 June 3  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Long Island.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Chatham, Count  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Being a Stocking piece owner as long interest. Said Ellis & Sons who have custody to traditional evidence, also a clergyman.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
DAVID Examining Clerk.

15 149 INVALID.
File No. 15 149
Ezekiel Goff Priv Peter War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Obadiah Tapp which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 29 II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 29 III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 29 V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Ap VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 29 VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 29 VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 29 IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 29 X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? 29

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? my
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? my
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? my
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? my
And is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? my
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? my
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? my
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____: and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

State of New York Monroe County ss 3 d I Horace Griswold a Clergyman residing in the Town of Wheatland in said County do hereby certify that I re- moved from the Town of Galena County of Onondaga & State afore- said, in January last, after a residence of more than seven years in that Town, that during that time I was well acquainted with Ez- ekiel Goff, a resident in that Town, who is an applicant for a pen- sion, and has requested this certificate and that I believe him to be eighty four years old, that he is respected & beloved in the neighbor- hood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion - - - - - Horace Griswold. Sworn to and subscribed this 14 th day of August 1832 before _____ Josiah Blackmer Justice of the peace

State of New York Monroe County ss.
I certify that Sirah Blackmer Esquire before whom the within and annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Monroe, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and rightly believe that his name, subscribed to said affidavits, is his proper hand writing and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of common pleas of said county this Seventh day of August 1832.
Leonard Adams clerk

And I the said Judge, do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states: - and I do hereby certify that it appears to me, that Benjamin Stocking, and Samuel Ellis & Enas Whitney, who have subscribed and sworn to the preceding affidavits, are residents of the said Town of Fabius, are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit. - That I have been personally acquainted with them & with the applicant, in said Town, from twelve to twenty years, and that they are all reputed to be men of unquestioned truth and veracity. That for more than seven years past, I have been acquainted with Horace Grinnell, who has subscribed and sworn to the next preceding certificate, obtained after the date of the aforesaid Declaration, that he is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Wheatland, County of Monroe & is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit. - And I do further certify that the said Applicant, although uncommonly clear & intelligent in his mental powers, is very feeble and decrepid, & cannot, from bodily infirmity, keep off the bed for a whole day, nor attend the Court.
Given under my hand and Seal at Fabius aforesaid this 21 st day of August 1832
George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts

State of New York } County of Onondaga } ss:
I Reuben L. Hap Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that George Pettit was on the 30th day of July last and on the 21 day of August last and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County and that I am
acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurats of the three preceding affidavits and to the preceding certificate to be his proper hand writing and genuine signatures. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 11th day of January 1833. R. L. Hap Clerk By W. Edwards Jr. Dep. Ck.
Ezekiel Goff 8625.

Erskine Goff-
acount
14 mo. 1804 pri
  14     1832  46.00    213  126.18    3662  47.94  
1804

State of New York Onondaga County
On the 29th day of December 1832, personally appeared before me, the undersigned Judge of the County Courts in and for said County, Ezekiel Goff, who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration, who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that "by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of time his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade - For one year, two months and Eighteen days I served as a private, and for such service I claim a pension, but if his being drafted standing as a minuteman, as stated in the foregoing declaration brings him within the construction of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, as practised on at the War Department then in that case the deponent claims a pension for a further allowance of service sufficient to make up a term of service of two years - and further saith not the figures in red ink, at objection No 17 being Errand. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts
Ezekiel his X Goff mark
And the said Judge do hereby certify that the above named Ezekiel Goff cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the Court Given under my hand & Seal at Salina aforesaid this 29th day of December 1832
George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts
State of New York County of Onondaga
Reuben S. Hops Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that the above named George Pettit was on the 29th day of December last and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Onondaga which is a Court of Record and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the first of the above affidavits and also to the above certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 11th day of January 1833. R. S. Hops Clerk Dr A. Lockwood

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Goff, Gideon GRADE Corporal LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5875 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 14, 1789 to Richard Platt
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.